Cabinet en placage d'ébène, bois noirci et écaille rouge, Anvers, seconde moitié du XVIIe siècle

la façade surmontée d'un fronton et d'une balustrade, ouvrant à dix tiroirs et un vantail architecturé découvrant huit petits tiroirs ; ornementation de bronzes dorés à l'huile ; les côtés à décor de placage d'essences diverses et de filets de bois clairs, munis de poignées en fer forgé ; reposant sur un pietement en bois tourné et noirci d'époque postérieure

Ancienne collection Georges Bemberg

The illustration is accurate. As visible on the illustration, a bronze key hole is missing on a drawer. As visible too, the most red tortoiseshell panels are later, which corresponds to most of the drawers. A pierced metal freize of the top is losse and has to be refixed properly. A few liftings to the veneer of the right hand lateral side. As stated in the catalogue description, the stand is later. A bronze element is missing above the central door (visible on the illustration). Highly decorative
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